Rail-support.



GEORGE M. corn, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

HNL-SUPPORT.`

Specification of LettersI Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application led September 17, 1906. S81ia1ll0-33196.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. C'r, a resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rail-Supports, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to rail-supports, and has special reference to railway-ties and supports for holding the rail in place.

The obj ect of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and eflicient form of a railsupport which will hold the rail in place, can be easilymanufactured, and can be easily and quickly assembled.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction, and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specifically set forth and described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to construct and use my improved rail-support, I will describe the saine more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a cross-section of railroadtrack, showing my invention applied thereto and with the tie partly in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with some of the parts removed from one of the rails and tie. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the tie on the line 3 3, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the railclainping piece. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing my invention applied to another forni of tie.

Like symbols of reference herein indicateY like parts in each of the figures of the drawings,

As illustrated in said drawings, 1 represents the rails, which are placed across the ties in the usual manner, and such ties can be of the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which consists of a metallic hollow box-shaped tie 2, made by rolling, bending, or casting, and provided with the flat top and bottom faces 3 and 4, respectively, and the inclined sides 5.

Openings 6 lead through the top 3 of the tie 2 on each side of the base or flanges 1 on the rail 1, and within each of said openings a Z-shaped clamping-bar 7 is held by its vertical portion 7, so that its clamping end S rests upon the flange 1 of said rail, while its opposite or securing end 9 iits under the top 3 of said tie. The end 9 of the bar 7 is downwardly inclined on its upper face from the vertical portion 7 as at 10, and such end is provided with a threaded hole 1 1 through the same. A like Unthreaded hole 12 is formed through the top 3 of the tie 2 opposite the hole 11 in the bar 7, and within these holes passes a threaded bolt 13, which engages with the hole 11 in the bar 7 and acts to hold and secure said bar in place against the rail 1.

A locking-plate 14, formed of spring metal, iits around the bolt 13 by a hole 15 therein and between the top 3 of the tie 2 and the bolt-head 13. This plate 14 has a flange 16 thereon at one end for fitting within the opening 6 and is adapted to be confined therein between the end face of the top 3 of the tie 2 and the vertical portion 7 on the bar 7, so. that it is held from displacement by such flange engaging with said end face. A. spring-lip 17 is cut from and struck up from the plate 14, which lip is adapted to be engaged by one of the faces 13 of the bolthead 13 for locking the bolt 13 in place.

The manner of forming and assembling the parts of my improved rail-support is as follows: When the ties 2 are set in position, the rails 1 for forming the tracks are placed on the tops 3 of said ties and on that portion of the said tops at the ends of the ties between the openings 6 in said ties. Each of the clamping-bars 7 is then placed in position by inserting the end 9 thereof down through the opening 6 into the tie, so that its vertical portion 7 rests within said opening and the clamping end S rests upon the iange 1 of the rail 1. Each of the locking-plates 14 is then placed in position by inserting its iiange 16 within its opening 6 and between the portion 7 and the edge of the tie-top 3, and then the bolt 13 is inserted through the hole 15 in the plate 14 and the hole 12 in said top, so that it engages with the hole 11 in the end 9 of the bar 7. The bolt 13 can then be screwed up in said hole 11 of the bar end 9, which will act to draw said end toward the tie-top 3 and press or clamp the end S firmly against the railflange 1. The springlip 17 on the engage with one of the faces 13 on the bolthead 13 and securely hold said bolt in place, while the inclined upper face 10 on the end 9 of the bar 7 will enable sufficient space to be i provided between said end and the tie-top 3 plate 14 being bent up. therefrom will then i ICO Variousv other modifications and changes inV vthe design and construction of my improved rail-support may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

It Will thus be seen that my improved railsupport is made up of fevv parts and can ber easily assembled in place, While at the same V/time thetie required can be made by rolling,

bending, or casting or from commercial material, as is desired. The parts are strong and durable and are not liable vto become loose or get out of order. "Practically all the mate- 'rial used is made from commercial articles and When in place Will form a irm support for the rails, as Well as one in Which the support Will be securely held in place, and Will permit further tightening up When required.

A What I claim as my invention, and desire to-secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a rail-support, the combination With the rail, of a tie having an opening in the same, a Z-shaped clamping-bar Viitting in said opening and having one end engaging with said rail, a bolt on said tie engaging With the opposite end of said bar for securing the same to said tie, and a plate engaging With saidbolt to lock the same in position.

2. In a rail-support, the combination with the railyof a tie having an opening in the same,Y a Z-shaped clamping-bar fitting in said opening and having one end engaging With said rail, a bolt on said tie engaging With the opposite end ofsaid bar for securing the same to said tie, and a spring-plate on said tie and engaging With said bolt to lock the same in position.

3. a rail-support, the combination With the rail, of a tie having an opening in the same, a Z-shaped clamping-bar iitting in said opening and having one end engaging with said rail7 a bolt on said tie engaging With the opposite end of said bar for securing the vsame to said tie, and a plate on said tie having a 'spring-lip thereon for engaging With they he'adon 'said bolt to lock saidf bolt in position.

4. In a rail-support, the combination With the rail, ofI a tie having an opening in the same, a Z -shaped clamping-bar fitting in said opening and having one end` engaging With said rail, a bolt on said tie engaging With the opposite end of said bar for securing the same to said tie, and a plate on said tie and heldin said opening' said plate having a spring-lip thereon Jfor engaging With said bolt to lock the same in position.

5. In a rail-support, the combination with the rail, of a tie having an opening in the same7 a Z-shaped clamping-bar fitting in Nsaid opening and having one end engaging with said rail, a bolt on said tie engaging With the opposite end of said bar for securing the same to said tie, and a plate on said tie and having a iange thereon for fitting in said opening, said plate having a spring-lip thereon for engaging with the head on said bolt to lock said bolt in position. i

6. In a rail-support, the combination With the rail, of a tie having an opening in the same, a Z-shaped clamping-bar fitting in said opening and having one .end engaging 'engaging with the said inclined end of said bar for securing the same to said tie, and means engaging with said bolt to lock the same in position.

8. In a rail-support, the combinationwith the rail7 of a tie having an o ening in the same, a Z-shaped clampingar tting in said opening and having one end engaging with said rail and the opposite end provided with an inclined upper face, a bolt on said tieV IOO engaging with the said inclined end of said bar for securing the same to said tie7 and a spring-plate on said tie and engaging With i said bolt to lock the same in position.

9. In a rail-support, the combination With the rail, of a tie having an opening in the same, a Z-shaped clamping-bar fitting in said opening and having one end engaging With said rail and the opposite endprovided With an inclined upper face, a bolt onsaid tie engaging with the said inclined end of saidbar for securing the same to said tie, and a plate on said tie having a spring-lip thereon for engaging With the head on said bolt to lock said bolt in position.

10. In a rail-support the combination With the rail, of a tie having an opening in the same, a Z-shaped clamping-bar fitting in said opening and having one end engaging With said rail and the opposite end provided With an inclined upper face, a bolt on said tie engaging with the said inclined end of said barl for securing the same to said tie, and a plate on said tie and heldin said opening, said plate having a spring-lip thereon for engaging With said bolt to lock ythe same in position.

rior' for fitting in said opening, said plate having a 1o 1l. In a rail-support, the combination With spring-lip thereon for engaging With the head the rail7 of a tie having an opening in the same, e Z-shaped clamping-bar fitting in on said bolt to lock said bolt in position.

Said opening and having one end engaging l In testimony whereof I, the said GEORGE With said rail and the opposite end provided M. CT, have hereunto set niy hand.A 4 With an inclined upper face, a bolt on said tie GEORGE M. COTE. engaging with the said inclined end of said i bar for securing the same to said tie, and a plate on said tie and having a flange thereon l/Vitne'sses W. G. MORTLAND, WVM. R. MGCOMMON. 

